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Anticonvulsant activity of bisabolene sesquiterpenoids isolated from turmeric oil
The present invention relates to the anticonvulsant activity of turmeric oil and its volatile bisabolene sesquiterpenoids ar- turmerone, a-turmerone, ß-turmerone (curlone) and a- atlantone, as an anticonvulsant agent for the treatment of epilepsy and/or as therapeutic agents for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system, including tremor, pain, mood disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, and schizophrenia), and neurodegenerative diseases.
Patent Publication Number: EP2729138
Year filing: 2012
Year approval: 2017
Year publication: 2017
Status: Assigned
URI: link to Espacenet
Technology domains: Pharmaceuticals
Validated for IOF-key: Yes
Attributed to: Associatie KULeuven